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Martin Luther King Jr. had been imprisoned
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Martin Luther King Jr. had been imprisoned, and both sides asked their respective...

Martin Luther King Jr. had been imprisoned, and both sides asked their respective presidential candidate to give a courtesy call to Coretta Scott King and offer their condolences and their support and what have you

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Martin Luther King Jr. had been imprisoned,
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and both sides asked their respective presidential candidate
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to give a courtesy call to Coretta Scott King
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and offer their condolences and their support
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and what have you.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:53
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An oral history of the American black conservative.
The rumor got out that John F. Kennedy did. - Uncle Tom 00:05
The rumor got out that John F. Kennedy did.
And so, the next thing you know, - Uncle Tom 00:07
And so, the next thing you know,
There were three pictures that hung in the living room - Uncle Tom 00:06
There were three pictures that hung in the living room
John Kennedy promoted a dramatic tax cut. - Uncle Tom 00:04
John Kennedy promoted a dramatic tax cut.
He was a coal warrior, he was a hunter, - Uncle Tom 00:05
He was a coal warrior, he was a hunter,
John Kennedy's collection of views right now - Uncle Tom 00:04
John Kennedy's collection of views right now
He would not be welcome within the Democratic party. - Uncle Tom 00:05
He would not be welcome within the Democratic party.
No memorial, oration or eulogy - Uncle Tom 00:15
No memorial, oration or eulogy
(audience applauding) - Uncle Tom 00:09
(audience applauding)
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act passed. - Uncle Tom 00:04
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act passed.
So, he got credit for those two major pieces of legislation. - Uncle Tom 00:06
So, he got credit for those two major pieces of legislation.
There was a larger percentage of Republicans in Congress, - Uncle Tom 00:11
There was a larger percentage of Republicans in Congress,
Who enabled the Civil Rights legislation in '64 to pass - Uncle Tom 00:07
Who enabled the Civil Rights legislation in '64 to pass
Everett Dirksen got an award from the NAACP - Uncle Tom 00:05
Everett Dirksen got an award from the NAACP
President Johnson was able to get - Uncle Tom 00:11
President Johnson was able to get
And so that's a perception and a narrative - Uncle Tom 00:15
And so that's a perception and a narrative
And they have been using that idea - Uncle Tom 00:14
And they have been using that idea
Black people have been taught - Uncle Tom 00:12
Black people have been taught
If resistance to the Federal Court order ceases at once, - Uncle Tom 00:10
If resistance to the Federal Court order ceases at once,
And the city of Little Rock - Uncle Tom 00:06
And the city of Little Rock